Necktie



March 6, 1934- G. o. c. ELLIOTT NECKTIE Filed March 28, 1933 6. 0. C. Z'Z/ioff.

Patented Mar. 6, 1934 UNITED SATES FATENT GFFICE NECKTIE Grant 0. 0. Elliott, Rome, N. Y.

Application March 28, 1933, Serial No. 663,202

' g 3 Claims. (01. 2-155) ,7

wire forming said loop being bent to provide a r This invention relates to an improved necktie and seeks, among other objects, to provide a tie wherein, after the tie has once been put on and the knot tied to the satisfaction of the wearer, the knot need not again be untied in order to remove the tie, thereby avoiding the wear and tear on the tie, incident to repeated knotting thereof, and prolonging the neatness and good appearance of the tie.

The invention seeks, as a further object, to provide a tie wherein the neck band will be split and equipped at its ends with a detachable connection so that by loosening the ends of the neck band, the tie may be conveniently removed.

And the invention seeks, as a still further object, to provide an improved connection between the ends of the neck band.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a four-in-hand tie constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the connection between the ends of the neck band,

Fig. 3 is a plan View showing the companion loops of the connection between the ends of the neck band, and

Fig. 4 is a detail section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, I have shown the present improvements in connection with a four-in-hand'tie although, as will be understood as the description proceeds,

the invention is equally applicable to a bow tie.

In Fig. 1, the scarf ends of the tie are indicated at 10, the knot at 11 and the neck band at 12. The neck band is split or severed near one end thereof and in accordance with the present invention I provide an improved detachable connection for the ends of said band.

The detachable connection refered to includes, as particularly seen in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 of the drawing, a pair of companion loops comprisinga button-carrying loop 13 and a button-engaging loop 14, each of said loops being preferably formed from a single length of suitable resilient wire.

As best brought out in Fig. 3, the loop 13 is substantially triangular in shape, the length of straight base bar 15, parallel ends 16 extending at a right angle to the base bar and converging sides 17. As brought out in Fig. 4, the length of wire is initially passed through a button 18, being looped through the eye of the button and bent to form a shank 19 which upstands from the sides 17 of the loop 13 at substantially a right angle thereto. The button is thus supported above the plane of the loop 13 parallel thereto. Midway of the base bar 15, the end portions of the wire are bent laterally in opposite directions to provide substantially V-shaped terminals 20 lying in the plane of the loop and, as will now be observed, the adjacent end of the neck band 12 is passed through the loop and secured by a line of stitching 21 to provide a hem 22 embracing the base bar 15. Furthermore, stitching 23 is passed through the neck band at the bends of the terminals 20. These terminals are thus secured against separation so that the loop cannot be spread to become disengaged from the neck band while the terminals 20 will extend rearwardly within the hem 22 f or limiting the loop against pivotal movement upon the hem. Furthermore, the stitching 23 will, as will be seen, secure the loop against angular movement on the neck band in a plane therewith.

The loop 14 is very similar to the loop 13,

being provided with a base bar 24, parallel ends 25 and converging sides 26, while medially of the base bar, the end portions of the wire which form the loop are bent to provide V-shaped terminals 27. The loop is secured to the adjacent end of the neck band by a hem 28 and stitching 29 at the bends of the terminals 27 secures the ends of the loop against spreading, said terminals being adapted to limit the loop against pivotal movement as in the instance of the loop 13.

As will be perceived, the loop 14 lies all in a single plane. This is also true of the loop 13 with the exception of the upstanding shank 19 which supports the button 18. Thus, the loop 14 may be placed over the button 18 against the loop 13, when, by a slight pull, the loop 14 will ride into engagement with the shank 19 for detachably connecting the ends of the neck band and since, as previously explained, the loops are limited against pivotal movement, the loops will always lie in a plane with the ends of the neck band to provide a fiat joint therebetween.

As shown in Fig. 1, the connection between the ends of the neck band is disposed near the knot 11 of the tie so that while said connection will be normally concealed beneath the collar of the wearer, the connection may, nevertheless, be easily reached and unfastened when the tie may be readily removed without the necessity for untying the knot. Wear on the tie will thus be reduced to a minimum.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A necktie including a neck band severed at a point in the length thereof, companion loops having the ends of the neck band passed therethrough and secured to provide hems mounting the loops, the loops being provided with terminals to coact with said hems for limiting the loops against swinging movement, an upstanding shank formed on one of the loops and engageable by the other loop for detachably connecting the loops with each other, and means on said shank limiting the latter loop against displacement therefrom.

2. A necktie including a neck band severed at a point in the length thereof, companion substantially triangular shaped loops having the ends of the neck band passed therethrough and secured to provide hems mounting said loops, each of said loops being formed from a length of wire bent to provide a base bar extending through one of said hems and thence again bent to provide oppositely presented V-shaped terminals lying within such hem for limiting the loop against pivotal movement, and a button carried by one of said loops, the apex of said loop being bent to form an upstanding shank carrying said button and engageable by the other loop beneath the button for detachably connecting the loops with each other.

3. A necktie including a neck band severed at a point in the length thereof, companion loops having the ends of the neck band passed therethrough and secured to provide hems mounting the loops, the loops being provided with laterally projecting means to coact with said hems for limiting the loops against swinging movement, and means carried by the loops and engageable for detachably connecting the loops with each other.

GRANT O. C. ELLIOTT. [L.s.] 

